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nymphet

noun
/nɪmˈfɛt/

Etymology

From nymph + -et (“diminutive”), first attested 1612. The second sense was popularized by Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita.

  1. derived from νύμφη — “bride”
  2. derived from nympha — “nymph, bride”
  3. derived from nimphe
  4. inherited from nymphē
  5. inherited from nimphe
  6. suffixed as nymphet — “nymph + et”

Definitions

  1. A small nymph.

    • Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.

  2. A sexually attractive girl or young woman.

    • […] the fey grace, the elusive, shifty, soul-shattering, insidious charm that separates the nymphet from such coevals of hers […]

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Derived

nymphetry

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA